Building school capacity through professional development: Conceptual and empirical considerations

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 86-93

  Bruce King, M ^a   Newmann, Fred M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing professional development; Organizations; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645876963     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540110383818     Document Type: Article

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